Question 1

Flourens's method of extirpation involved:

Accepted Answer

A)  electrical stimulation during post-mortem examination. 
B)  stimulating the muscles of decorticated frogs. 
C)  clinical observations of pathological cases. 
D)  loss and recovery of function following surgery. 
E)  measuring reaction time to stimuli. 
A)  electrical stimulation during post-mortem examination. 
B)  stimulating the muscles of decorticated frogs. 
C)  clinical observations of pathological cases. 
D)  loss and recovery of function following surgery. 
E)  measuring reaction time to stimuli.

Question 2

The ten laws of neural transmission, contained in the doctrine of specific nerve energies, were proposed by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Rolando. 
B)  Helmholtz. 
C)  Müller. 
D)  Sherrington. 
E)  Purkinje. 
A)  Rolando. 
B)  Helmholtz. 
C)  Müller. 
D)  Sherrington. 
E)  Purkinje.

Question 3

The genetic theory to support evolution by natural selection was proposed by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Darwin. 
B)  Galton. 
C)  Romanes. 
D)  Spencer. 
E)  Mendel. 
A)  Darwin. 
B)  Galton. 
C)  Romanes. 
D)  Spencer. 
E)  Mendel.

Question 4

Fechner was opposed to:

Accepted Answer

A)  science. 
B)  Weber. 
C)  materialism. 
D)  empiricism. 
E)  reaction time. 
A)  science. 
B)  Weber. 
C)  materialism. 
D)  empiricism. 
E)  reaction time.

Question 5

Darwin's expression of his theory of evolution was based on:

Accepted Answer

A)  empiricism. 
B)  deduction. 
C)  genetics. 
D)  speculation. 
E)  neuroanatomy. 
A)  empiricism. 
B)  deduction. 
C)  genetics. 
D)  speculation. 
E)  neuroanatomy.

Question 6

Rolando studied brain localization by using:

Accepted Answer

A)  the method of extirpation. 
B)  reaction time. 
C)  pathological observations. 
D)  phrenology. 
E)  psychophysical scaling. 
A)  the method of extirpation. 
B)  reaction time. 
C)  pathological observations. 
D)  phrenology. 
E)  psychophysical scaling.

Question 7

Galton's extension of evolutionary study included his work on:

Accepted Answer

A)  evolutionary associationism. 
B)  mental inheritance. 
C)  genetics. 
D)  survival of the fittest. 
E)  animal behavior. 
A)  evolutionary associationism. 
B)  mental inheritance. 
C)  genetics. 
D)  survival of the fittest. 
E)  animal behavior.

Question 8

The classic experiment on electrical reflex elicitation in a frog with a partially intact spinal cord was done by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Galvani. 
B)  Golgi. 
C)  Gralath. 
D)  Rolando. 
E)  Müller. 
A)  Galvani. 
B)  Golgi. 
C)  Gralath. 
D)  Rolando. 
E)  Müller.

Question 9

Müller's view of the relation between neural activity and sensation states that:

Accepted Answer

A)  we are aware of our neural response, not environmental objects directly. 
B)  sensations are dependent upon environmental input. 
C)  we are directly aware of environmental objects. 
D)  the mind is an unnecessary construct. 
E)  they are synonymous. 
A)  we are aware of our neural response, not environmental objects directly. 
B)  sensations are dependent upon environmental input. 
C)  we are directly aware of environmental objects. 
D)  the mind is an unnecessary construct. 
E)  they are synonymous.

Question 10

The pioneers of phrenology were:

Accepted Answer

A)  Müller and Helmholtz. 
B)  Weber and Fechner. 
C)  Gall and Spurzheim. 
D)  Bell and Magendie. 
E)  Helmholtz and Purkinje. 
A)  Müller and Helmholtz. 
B)  Weber and Fechner. 
C)  Gall and Spurzheim. 
D)  Bell and Magendie. 
E)  Helmholtz and Purkinje.

Flourens's method of extirpation involved:

The ten laws of neural transmission, contained in the doctrine of specific nerve energies, were proposed by:

The genetic theory to support evolution by natural selection was proposed by:

Fechner was opposed to:

Darwin's expression of his theory of evolution was based on:

Rolando studied brain localization by using:

Galton's extension of evolutionary study included his work on:

The classic experiment on electrical reflex elicitation in a frog with a partially intact spinal cord was done by:

Müller's view of the relation between neural activity and sensation states that:

The pioneers of phrenology were:

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Psychological Foundations in Ancient Greece

From Classical Rome to the Early Middle Ages

The Reawakening of Intellectual Life in the Middle Ages

The Renaissance

The Emergence of Modern Science

Sensationalism and Positivism: the French Tradition

Mental Passivity- the British Tradition

Mental Activity-the German Tradition

Romanticism and Existentialism

The Founding of Modern Psychology

American Functionalism

The Gestalt Movement

Psychoanalysis

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Exam 12: Nineteenth Century Bases of Psychology

Flourens's method of extirpation involved:

The ten laws of neural transmission, contained in the doctrine of specific nerve energies, were proposed by:

The genetic theory to support evolution by natural selection was proposed by:

Fechner was opposed to:

Darwin's expression of his theory of evolution was based on:

Rolando studied brain localization by using:

Galton's extension of evolutionary study included his work on:

The classic experiment on electrical reflex elicitation in a frog with a partially intact spinal cord was done by:

Müller's view of the relation between neural activity and sensation states that:

The pioneers of phrenology were:

Past for Present: Psychology in Search of a Paradigm

Psychology in the Ancient and Classical East

Psychological Foundations in Ancient Greece

From Classical Rome to the Early Middle Ages

The Reawakening of Intellectual Life in the Middle Ages

The Renaissance

The Emergence of Modern Science

Sensationalism and Positivism: the French Tradition

Mental Passivity- the British Tradition

Mental Activity-the German Tradition

Romanticism and Existentialism

The Founding of Modern Psychology

American Functionalism

The Gestalt Movement

Psychoanalysis

Behaviorism

The Third Force Movement

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